FNUS75 KTWC 111749
FWSTWC

SPOT FORECAST FOR SUNSET BLOCK B...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON AZ
1049 AM MST FRI MAR 11 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1055 MST ON MARCH 11.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...DRY CONDITIONS WILL REMAIN IN PLACE OVER THE BURN
SITE TODAY AND THROUGH THE WEEKEND. HIGH PRESSURE OVER SOUTHEAST ARIZONA
WILL WEAKEN SLIGHTLY...ALLOWING FOR A SLIGHT COOLING IN AFTERNOON
TEMPERATURES. WINDS OVER THE BURN SITE ARE STILL EXPECTED TO BE
PRIMARILY TERRAIN DRIVEN...AND THUS BEHAVE WITHIN TYPICAL DIURNAL
PATTERNS WITH LITTLE TO NO GUSTS. SKIES WILL REMAIN MOSTLY
CLEAR...BUT SOME HIGH CLOUDS MAY BE PRESENT FROM TIME TO TIME.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....66 TO 71 DEGS.
MIN HUMIDITY........5 TO 10 PCT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 5 TO 10 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST
                    5 TO 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
CHANCE OF RAIN......0 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....41 TO 46 DEGS.
MAX HUMIDITY........18 TO 23 PCT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST 6 TO 11 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH 5 TO 7
                    MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
CHANCE OF RAIN......0 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....62 TO 67 DEGS.
MIN HUMIDITY........7 TO 12 PCT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 5 TO 10 MPH BECOMING WEST 5 TO
                    9 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 20 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
CHANCE OF RAIN......0 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

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FORECASTER...FIRE WEATHER FORECASTER
REQUESTED BY...JORDAN MCKNIGHT
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110311.SUNSE.01/TWC